title: [Efficacy of mononitrate retard therapy in patients with advanced congestive heart failure].
abstract: To determine the efficacy of mononitrate retard therapy in congestive heart failure 54 pts (42 males and 12 females, aged 67.2 +/- 8.7 yrs.) with NYHA functional class 1-3 and left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40% were investigated. Clinical examination, exercise treadmill test (ETT), ecg holter monitoring and echocardiography (echo-2D) were performed before and after 4 weeks of therapy with Olicard 40 mg Retard. 4 weeks treatment with mononitrate improved clinical parameters. The shift to lower functional NYHA class was observed in 12 cases (p < 0.01). Number of anginal pains per week was reduced from average 3.15 to 1.55 (p < 0.01). Mononitrate therapy improved exercise tolerance during ETT. Exercise time increased from 424 +/- 168 to 568 +/- 143 sec. (p < 0.001) as well as total workload in METS (3.6 +/- 1.4 vs. 4.9 +/- 1.9, p < 0.001). The time to 0.1 mV ischemic ST segment depression was extended from 215 +/- 149 to 357 +/- 173 sec. (p < 0.01). Holter monitoring revealed moderate increase in heart rate and significant reduction of ventricular arrhythmia (p < 0.05). No changes in systolic and diastolic echo-2D parameters were observed.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Zaburzeń Rytmu, Wyoziału Lekarskiego Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chmielewski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mamcarz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dłuzniewski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Braksator
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Król
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Krysztofiak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beranek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate; C030397:isosorbide-5-mononitrate
vernacular_title: Skuteczność monoazotanu retard u chorych z zaawansowana niewydolnościa krazenia.